Genshin Impact: Dionysus reigns supreme, all demons retreat!

Guyun Pavilion.

Legend has it that the Rock King once carved a spear from the rock and threw it here, piercing the demon god in the deep sea.

Over thousands of years, the giant spear weathered and eroded, forming the landscape we see today.

Xu Ning stood at the bow of the ship, carefully identifying the shapes of the various islands.

"Turn the bow a little to the right and head towards the one in the middle of the three islands, yes, the one with the big tree."

Following Xu Ning's instructions, Beidou straightened the bow and sped toward the small island.

Even with Xu Ning and Bei Dou's incredible strength, it took them nearly two days of sailing at sea before they finally arrived, even though they took turns rowing the boat.

During this time, a thick fog rose from the sea, and the two almost lost their way.

"There are shallows ahead. Slow down and stop slowly. Be careful of rocks in the water that could break the bottom of the boat."

With their feet firmly planted on solid ground, Xu Ning and Bei Dou felt much more at ease.

Why can't I see the teleportation anchor point?

Beidou jumped twice on the spot, looked around, and asked.

Xu Ning looked at the big tree in the center of the island and guessed, "It should be over there. Let's go take a look!"

They tied the small boat to a stone pillar on the shore and walked behind the big tree.

The dragon pattern on the gourd in Xu Ning's hand lit up, and the green-clothed creature transformed into a small snake and emerged, wrapping around Xu Ning's left wrist, looking around at the rock spears standing all around.

The teleportation anchor point was indeed on the other side.

Xu Ning stepped forward and placed his hand on the teleportation anchor point to activate it.

Now, almost half of Liyue is lit up. Feeling the extra point of light in his brain, Xu Ning nodded in satisfaction.

"Xu Ning, look! The crabs here are so plump! Shall we grill a few and try them?"

Xu Ning turned his head and saw that Beidou had already run to the beach, holding a plump crab in each hand.

"Steam it up. Let Qingyi make you a dipping sauce; it'll taste best with wine!"

Although Beidou found that method troublesome and not as quick as grilling it directly over a fire, he was very much looking forward to the way Xu Ning described.

"Then I'll go catch some more."

Beidou began carefully searching for crab holes along the beach, and soon she found several.

Xu Ning took out an empty jar from the cave and threw all the crabs that Beidou had caught into it.

"These two are almost as big as plates. Is it because they're nourished by the power of the demon god? If that's the case..."

Seeing Beidou enthusiastically turning over scallop shells again, Xu Ning took Beidou's greatsword out of the cave and carried it on his shoulder, reminding him, "Don't just focus on playing, also be careful to observe whether there is any danger around you."

"You keep an eye on things for me!" With Xu Ning by her side, Bei Dou really had no taboos and could do whatever she wanted.

Xu Ning shook his head and followed behind her, walking unsteadily.

Beidou dug another conch shell out of the sand, washed it in the seawater, and listened to it. It seemed as if he could hear the roar of the sea.

Just as he was about to show it to Xu Ning, Bei Dou suddenly saw a ship in the distance, placed high on a pile of rocks.

"Xu Ning, look over there, it's so strange. How come there's a ship flying up there?"

Xu Ning looked up and saw that in a broken boat stranded on the beach, there were three blue stones, each as tall as a person, stacked together.

Then a slightly smaller boat was placed on top of three bluestones, and then another large bluestone was placed on top of the boat.

It's like a stone tower built by a mischievous child.

Xu Ning frowned and handed the greatsword in his hand to Beidou. "This Lonely Cloud Pavilion has always been deserted. That immortal would never have the time to play with stones here. It's probably the work of some monster."

Xu Ning's daily practice for "Tiger" was stacking bluestones.

Even now, "Tiger" can only stack three bluestones; he can't even throw the fourth one up.

Not to mention putting a ship on first and then a ballast stone on top.

At least the guy who created this "artwork" is already more skilled than most of his students.

"Oh, it's a Hilichurl!"

Beidou curiously took a few steps forward, when suddenly an arrow emitting a cold mist shot out from behind a large rock.

Beidou dodged to the side and charged forward with his greatsword.

"Don't be overconfident. The strength of these monsters is completely different from the ones we killed two days ago. Perhaps they have been tainted by the aura of the demon god, and they seem to have become stronger as well."

To verify his conjecture, Xu Ning picked up his wine gourd and followed.

There isn't just one Hilichurl on this side of the Bluestone.

A Rock Shield Hilichurl stands at the front, holding its shield, followed by three Hilichurls wielding bows: one each for Thunder Arrow, Fire Arrow, and Ice Arrow.

That arrow was shot by the Hilichurl with an Ice Arrow. Beidou dodged it, but the Ice Arrow hit the water and immediately froze a section of the surface.

"They've even started ambushing now! Is the power of these demonic remnants really used to raise monsters? These Hilichurls seem to have gotten a bit smarter!"

Xu Ning glanced at the situation of Beidou's battle. The greatsword hovered among the four Hilichurls, and there was even room for maneuver. The little girl was clearly just playing around.

He stopped worrying about her and instead went to study the ice arrow stuck in the water.

This is actually a crossbow bolt. Hilichurls don't use longbows; they carry crossbow bolts. They're not very useful beyond a range of fifty paces.

The ice on the water's surface had melted. Xu Ning picked up the crossbow bolt and saw a jelly-like substance hanging from the tip.

Xu Ning also took down quite a few slimes, and most of them, after being blown up, only left behind a pool of condensed liquid like this.

"Even if it's the condensed liquid of an ice slime, it can freeze when it's attached to an arrow?"

Xu Ning touched it lightly with his finger; the jelly-like coolness was absolutely impossible to produce the freezing effect he had just experienced.

"Beidou, when you take them out, be careful not to damage their crossbows. I want to see them."

Beidou didn't know why Xu Ning suddenly became interested in those incredibly simple crossbows.

But as long as Xu Ning makes a request, she will definitely do it for him.

Beidou showed no mercy, shattering the rock shield held by the Hilichurl in just a few moves and sending it into the cycle of reincarnation.

The three archers behind them lost their distance advantage and were even unsure how to attack.

Under the slash of the Big Dipper Greatsword, everything was inevitably turned into black mist.

When the last rocket Hilichurl died, the crossbow in its hand fell onto a rock and broke in two.

"Oops, one of them broke!"

Beidou picked up the broken crossbow with a hint of regret and handed it to Xu Ning.

"It's nothing, I don't want that. I just want to see how the arrows here release different elemental effects."

Xu Ning pried the arrow out of the crossbow's slot and casually tossed the broken thing away.

The rocket's design was very simple; it looked like an arrow coated with a thin layer of red paint.

Xu Ning smelled the aroma; it was somewhat similar to the smell of sulfur.

He gently rubbed the arrow in his hand against a stone, and the tip of the arrow burst into flames with a "hiss".

"Could the Hilichurls have developed something like this on their own?"

Xu Ning pondered for a while, then said to Beidou, "Bring those two arrows over for us to take a look as well."